NJCAA honors Gadsden State's McCants

Published: Tuesday, April 23, 2013 at 7:19 p.m.

Last Modified: Tuesday, April 23, 2013 at 11:17 p.m.

Gadsden State's Kenric McCants was named a National Junior College Athletic Association honorable mention All-American on Tuesday.

McCants, who graduated from Gadsden City High School in 2010, averaged 5.0 rebounds, 4.9 assists and a pair of steals per game for Todd Ginn's team. He averaged 30 percent from beyond the 3-point line.

He was also chosen as the Alabama Community College Conference North Division Player of the Year and was an All-Region and All-North Division first-team choice during the ACCC Region 22 tournament.

This is just the second time in the last 20 years that a Gadsden State player has received All-American recognition. Will Ginn was honored for the 2005-06 season.

McCants has several scholarship opportunities at four-year colleges but has not made his decision yet.

“It is another great award to a player who worked extremely hard this year,” Todd Ginn said. “All-Americans only come around every so often and I truly feel blessed that I had the opportunity to coach both Will and Kenric. Post season awards such as this are not common place for us. We are extremely proud of Kenric and wish him much success in the future.”

<p><a href="http://www.gadsdentimes.com/section/TOPIC0201/"><b>Gadsden State</b></a>'s Kenric McCants was named a National Junior College Athletic Association honorable mention All-American on Tuesday.</p><p>McCants, who graduated from Gadsden City High School in 2010, averaged 5.0 rebounds, 4.9 assists and a pair of steals per game for Todd Ginn's team. He averaged 30 percent from beyond the 3-point line. </p><p>He was also chosen as the Alabama Community College Conference North Division Player of the Year and was an All-Region and All-North Division first-team choice during the ACCC Region 22 tournament.</p><p>This is just the second time in the last 20 years that a Gadsden State player has received All-American recognition. Will Ginn was honored for the 2005-06 season.</p><p>McCants has several scholarship opportunities at four-year colleges but has not made his decision yet.</p><p>“It is another great award to a player who worked extremely hard this year,” Todd Ginn said. “All-Americans only come around every so often and I truly feel blessed that I had the opportunity to coach both Will and Kenric. Post season awards such as this are not common place for us. We are extremely proud of Kenric and wish him much success in the future.”</p>